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A Near East Side man was arrested yesterday on a charge that he killed a man whose body was
found in a trash container in 2012.

DeWhite Riley, 21, of 173 N. 20th St., was in the Franklin County jail yesterday, awaiting an
appearance in Municipal Court this morning.

Court records show that Columbus police obtained a warrant last Saturday for Riley’s arrest in
connection with the strangulation death of Dean K. Reinhard, 45.

Reinhard’s body was found by Rumpke employees on Jan. 25, 2012, at the company’s transfer
station at 1191 Fields Ave. on the North Side.

Riley is charged with one count of murder.

Detectives were not available yesterday to comment on what led them to Riley. They previously
said that Reinhard was assaulted and robbed of his wallet at E. Fulton Street and Miller Avenue on
the Near East Side. Within an hour, his credit and debit cards were used at several businesses.

Reinhard’s father told police that his son was bipolar. Police said Reinhard ended up on the
Near East Side after he was asked on Jan. 23, 2012, to leave a University District inn where he had
been staying.

Court records show that Riley was arrested on Aug. 23 for carrying a concealed weapon and
improper handling of firearms in a motor vehicle. He was released on bond the next day.